Ted Alexander vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Ted Alexander
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Alexander built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Ted Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Alexander and Doug Bird

Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
8.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
38.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
34.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Ted Alexander and Doug Bird

Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.27
86.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Alexander and Doug Bird

Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
42
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
56
533.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
8.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
85.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA